Woman: It’s so rare to see a happy, black couple these days.
–Nunya
Overheard by: Jason
Guy on cell: I want to do, like, a modern blaxploitation kinda thing.
–111th St & Broadway
Overheard by: Conrad
JAP on cell: Yeah, Flava Flav. The show’s called Flava of Love, it’s like The Bachelor for black people.
–J&B Coffee, W 3rd St & McDougal
Overheard by: amused black girl
Ghetto girl: I swear, I feel like motherfuckin’ Harriet Tubman. Shoot.
–Tunnel between F & 1 trains, 14th St
Guy: Hey, you guys like stand-up comedy? Take this flyer. What, you ain’t gonna take it? Is it ’cause I’m black?
–Times Square
Bimbette: I’m not racist, I talked to a black girl in the bathroom today.
–A train